Does BHP pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BHP employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BHP. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BHP?

82% of BHP employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BHP 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BHP?

Specialist (73) , Engineer (62) , Principal (58) , Analyst (56) , Project Manager (47) , Manager (45) , Mining Engineer (28) , Mechanical Engineer (24) , Project Engineer (24) , Geologist (23) , Superintendent (21) , Intern (19) , Reliability Engineer (19) , Software Engineer (19) , Supervisor (17)

What are the pros of working at BHP according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good financially and the shifts can be flexible" ((in 281 reviews)); "Great culture and very flex" ((in 208 reviews)); "The people are great and fun!" ((in 177 reviews)); "Good Salary and encountering with all the crews" ((in 167 reviews)); "Good work life balance and people are very welcoming" ((in 131 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BHP according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management (could not make a decision and stick with it)" ((in 92 reviews)); "Many managers had complete say on decisions that had huge impacts to the bottom line and were not held accountable for failure." ((in 50 reviews)); "Long hours and can be overwhelming at times" ((in 43 reviews)); "Career progression is slow and depends on vacancy" ((in 34 reviews)); "Absolutely clueless senior leadership." ((in 32 reviews))

What are employees saying about BHP layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about BHP layoffs and their outlook for job security at BHP in 2026.

BHP reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,585 total reviews)

Mike Henry

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

BHP has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,585 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BHP employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

3.0

Feb 18, 2012

Great Benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits Pay scale Safety culture Great colleagues. The future is very bright, the company is very diverse and they have a strong desire to grow.

Cons

Big company changes are sometimes difficult. Salaried employees have different tasks that can take away from family time and are not always compensated for that.

3.0

Feb 10, 2012

Caring company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Emphasis on employees safety and well being in the line of duty. Formalized review process to track employees performance and development plan.

Cons

Job scope could be limited or overly specialized. Employees may not be given sufficient authority to make decisions in day to day tasks.

1.0

Feb 4, 2012

Stay away unless you desperately need the money

Petroleum engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good salary, bonuses and benefits, significantly better than peer group - Good office location in the Galleria area of Houston - Workload is light: you will not be expected - or empowered - to achieve very much

Cons

- Extremely bloated process-driven bureaucracy where you need to ask several layers of management permission to do anything - No pretence towards merit-based performance management, everything is politics - Dissatisfying work environment: unless you tell your managers what they want to hear, you will be punished (i.e. "perception is reality") - Lack of diversity: women and minorities are under-represented and under-appreciated - Unhealthy obsession with budget activities and managing earnings, surprising for a company with such a large market cap. - Petroleum CEO is a micro-manager who insists on seeing and deciding on every little thing, no matter how trivial

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